http://www.biziki.com/biz/blogging-a-defense-against-bad-press/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:54:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.biziki.com/biz/blogging-a-defense-against-bad-press/comment-page-1/#comment-18217 Frank Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:14:34 +0000 http://www.biziki.com/biz/blogging-a-defense-against-bad-press/#comment-18217 Interesting thought - a bit pessimistic, though, isn't it? However, I do see your point and if bloggers throw away their sensibilities and idealism, then the picture you've painted is not far off... Interesting thought – a bit pessimistic, though, isn’t it? However, I do see your point and if bloggers throw away their sensibilities and idealism, then the picture you’ve painted is not far off…

]]> http://www.biziki.com/biz/blogging-a-defense-against-bad-press/comment-page-1/#comment-17819 Mark L. Gamis Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:50:46 +0000 http://www.biziki.com/biz/blogging-a-defense-against-bad-press/#comment-17819 While I agree with the argument that blogging provides a way to fight bad press, here's the real question that I'd like to propose: With the blurring line between traditional media and this new generation of writers/bloggers, how do we make sure that the new breeds (bloggers), or rather the collective new media (old and new) don't fall to the same trap that put the darker side of traditional media to where it is now? Yellow journalisim, over-sensationalism, bias, and other issues - will the "wisdom of the crowd" survive these? Or are we seeing one bad apple being replaced by another one that is just as bad, or maybe even worse? While I agree with the argument that blogging provides a way to fight bad press, here’s the real question that I’d like to propose: With the blurring line between traditional media and this new generation of writers/bloggers, how do we make sure that the new breeds (bloggers), or rather the collective new media (old and new) don’t fall to the same trap that put the darker side of traditional media to where it is now? Yellow journalisim, over-sensationalism, bias, and other issues – will the “wisdom of the crowd” survive these? Or are we seeing one bad apple being replaced by another one that is just as bad, or maybe even worse?

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